The House by the River | 
bailedMy first bail of the year. There just didn't seem to be a lot of depth to this. All story, no emotion. Your experience may differ.
Fortunately my IRL reading buddy I was reading this with felt the same way. We're going to go in a new direction.
Kinda anxious about starting the year with a bail. 😕 Hope it's not indicative of the year!
1. First book is a chunkster carry-over from last year: The House by the River.
2. I don't know about looking forward to, but I am hoping to be able to spend more time with family and friends.
3. Just trying to be a little more purposeful in book selection rather than always getting the latest shiny thing from the library.
@ozma.of.oz #sundayfunday
Gerasimos met Theodora one summer in Pieria when she was just twelve years old and he was twenty-seven.
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
Starting this tonight. It‘s been on my Kindle and I was in the mood for something different. Set in Greece, it‘s making me long for the sun!
pickWhile the ending was predictable from VERY early on, the stories of the five daughters kept me reading. I am going to call it a pick, but it is nowhere near the top of my list of favorites.
I predict that all 5 of the daughters that couldn't wait to leave, will return to the house by the river...
#wannamakeabet
#prediction
#iknowimright
so-so2.5⭐
5 daughters, all with similar stories. 538 pages was to repetitive, by daughter 3 I needed change.
pick35/52 - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 - Avery long book, but very good. Great character development. There were six stories in this novel with highs and lows, love and loss, and tears! Happy tears and sad tears. I am glad I read this book and these sisters‘ stories will stay with me for a long time.
76% of the book read. Finally on the chapter about the 5th sister!!! Growing up is hard! Siblings can be similar, yet very, very different.
I agree 😥😥😥😥😥😥
This is a long book. Each of the 5 sisters have a long, detailed chapter. I am finally on sister #4!!!! I am enjoying the stories about each sister and their different personalities and different paths, but each chapter is looooonnngggg. Happy 4th of July!
Finding time to read between work and sleep has been hard, but this book is very good. The 5 sisters are similar in so many ways. The author does a good job with character development. I really want to finish reading it.
so-soI bought this kindle book from the International book day list.It‘s a family saga set in Greece.It‘s about five sisters and their lives and experiences when they left there small village.I didn‘t hate it,but didn‘t love it either, I never got a sense of the time period this all took place so that for me was hard,there was a lot romance,there was not a lot of description of the country,I did like the different stories and personalities of the woman
I barely met my Sunday reading goals, as my eyes were so heavy! I did finish one book and made it to 50 % of this book! Let‘s see if I can finish this book by the 4th!!! Only 269 more pages to go.
1. I recently won 5 gift baskets at a fund raiser 😂
2. Haven‘t eaten yet but my go to is spinach and egg whites
3. Three words, sisters, saga,home
4. No picture, but my toes just had a pedi and picked shiny 🍊
5. 5‘4 give or take ha
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@MinDea
Vacation in Italy is over😂😂😂. Flying home today - 20 hours before I get to my house, so chances are, I will be able to read a little.
Squeezing in a little reading with my cappuccino before wandering around Milan today! The Duomo Museum is on my list. Not sure what other beauty I will discover.
Reading a book about a river in Greece while sitting by Lake Maggiore in Stresa, Italy and drinking a cappuccino on MY BIRTHDAY and my dear friends wedding! Life doesn‘t get much better! Life is good! I am fortunate and thankful for these opportunities.
First leg of the trip completed! At Heathrow Airport with a cappuccino and my book.
7 hour plane ride to Heathrow on my way to Milan. I hope to get a little reading in over the 10 day days in Italy. Ciao!
“The moon had no answer for her. It wasn‘t responsible for people‘s fate. All it could do was look at them from high above and witness their most secret moments, to hear their sighs and see their tears. It didn‘t even make its own light, so how could it help?”
100 pages read and I am really enjoying the character development. I am curious about what is going to happen next, so I can‘t put it down.
Even though I have 4 unfinished books, I am starting this one! Why does ever book I want to read have to be over 500 pages lately? One is 750 pages and I am 1/2 way done. One takes place in Prague, one in Australia, one in Paris and England, and this one in Greece! Reading around the world!!!
When your daughter wakes up at 3:20 AM, and your son at 4, you get them both back to bed. The husband was still asleep, I couldn't turn on the light to read my physical book. I couldn't find my earbuds for my audiobook. I was able to get my phone and use the kindle app to start a 3rd book. This is going to be a long day. #3booksatonce #alwaysmorethanone #whoneedssleep #momlife.
pickA emotional and poignant Greek family saga following five young women as they pursue their dreams, only to realize their home by the river is a healing place Life was simple in the house by the river at the foot of Mount Olympus in Greece. Theodora and the tall, handsome Gerasimos... https://www.bluestockingreviews.com/blog/the-house-by-the-river
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so-soFamily saga about five sisters from small Greek village, yearning for life in the city. Story and characterization are painfully predictable, written in readable prose, but I do think that this one can be nice beach read.
On the picture: Touloumpakia (Vanilla Flavour Pastries in Syrup) https://tastedriver.com/recipe/touloumpakia-sweet/?lang=en
#readaroundtheworld #Greece
Current situation: day off, enjoying in the sun, listening to the birds and reading ...
Today‘s starting point for #25inFive is 19h 30m
pickThe problem with reading almost exclusively on my kindle is that I have zero perception of how long a book actually is since I can‘t see its thickness. I likely wouldn‘t have selected this book had I “seen” it‘s size as it‘s hard enough to find time to finish even short novels. But by the time I realize how long this would actually take to finish I was committed. Pleasantly surprised with this #kindlefirst selection for October!
The 4 year old has been digging her heels in with bedtime lately and not wanting me to leave her room. My negotiation with her is that I will snuggle with her for 10 minutes but I will also be reading during that time. 10 minutes usually turns into much longer which means we both win. I get quality reading time in and she falls asleep before I leave 😆
My Kindle First pick this month. It was hard to choose!
